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• Boating Accident Claims Atlanta Man's Life On Lake Lanier

  M. Brandon Smith | June 11, 2007 10:56 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  In what marks the third death in as many weeks on Georgia's Lake Lanier, an Atlanta man recently lost his life after another boater struck him while swimming yesterday. According to officials, it is not clear yet why the 30 year old man was struck after taking a swim on Lake Lanier's south end near Flowery Branch. Although no charges have yet been filed in the boating accident, a full...

• Menu Foods' Pet Food Recall Linked To Plastic Chemical-Melamine

  M. Brandon Smith | March 30, 2007 3:18 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  A recent recall on more than a 100 brands of "cuts and gravy" style dog and cat food has now been linked to a chemical used to make plastics: melamine. Melamine, after numerous tests by the United States Food and Drug Administration, has been definitively identified in the corpuses of both dogs and cats alike. Since the pet food recall issued by Menu Foods, Inc., and the FDA it has been reported...

• DUI Driver Causes Power Outage In Gainesville, Georgia

  M. Brandon Smith | March 22, 2007 10:57 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  DUI driver, Jesus Trevino, caused a big power outage Wednesday night in Gainesville after he slammed his vehicle into a power pole near Gordon Avenue and Parker Street. The DUI accident occurred 10:15 p.m. after Trevino lost control of his vehicle. According to officials, power in a three block area was out until 12:30 or so. Fortunately no one else was involved in the DUI accident but it was...

• Medical Board Puts Physicans Over Patients

  M. Brandon Smith | August 04, 2006 1:01 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  In Florida, the state medical licensing board has decided against stricter discipline for surgeons who operate on the wrong body part or the wrong patient. Wait, did you read that right? Yes unfortunately you did. Does that seem right? Without question, this writer can hardly imagine how. A through review of a medical chart or a through patient evaluation should eliminate this type of mistakes...

• Baycol Class Action Settlement Approved

  M. Brandon Smith | March 22, 2006 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  A state judge in Philadelphia approved a class action settlement against Bayer, the German manufacture of Baycol, that would re-pay unions, employers and various health plans for money spent on the withdrawn drug Baycol. The national class action suit could result in a settlement that exceeds $10 million according to lawyers handling the suit.Accodring to ABCNEWS.com:Stewart Cohen, a lawyer for...

• Car Flip Kills Georgia College Student

  Jessica Smagacz | August 31, 2009 11:37 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  A car entered I-285 from westbound U.S. 78 this past Sunday morning. A 24 year old college student was driving the car when it flipped over. This car accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. Sunday...

• Recall of Dietary Supplement Products having Undeclared Drug Ingredient

  Jessica Smagacz | April 22, 2009 1:58 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  FDA recently reported on a recall from Universal ABC Beauty Supply International, Inc. of Brooklyn, NY. FDA informed the company that lab analyses of the dietary supplements distributed by the...

• Vegan Rella Cheddar Block Recall

  Jessica Smagacz | November 21, 2008 9:29 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  FDA released today that PANOS brands (of Saddle Brook, NJ) is recalling Vegan Rella Cheddar Block because it may contain an undeclared milk protein. This product is manufactured by Swan Gardens/Tree...

• Fatal Hit and Run Accident Leads To Arrest Of Unlicensed 17 Year-Old Driver

  M. Brandon Smith | May 03, 2007 12:56 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The tragic death of an elderly Marietta man who was killed as a result of a hit and run driver has now lead to the arrest of 17 year-old Israel Ruiz. The decedent was reportedly turning left from Bells Ferry Road onto Cobb Parkway when Ruiz ran a red light and slammed into the decedent's vehicle. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital but subsequently died two days later due to his injuries...

• Pet Food Recall May Prompt Property Damage Lawsuits

  M. Brandon Smith | March 16, 2007 9:38 PM | 14 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Menu Foods', one of the nation's largest manufacturers of dog and cat food, has issued a nationwide recall on its "cuts and gravy" style pet food after being linked to kidney failure in many animals. The pet food recall, which is estimated to include more than 60 million containers, was distributed to Wal-Mart, Kroger, Safeway, and other similar stores on Friday after more than 10 pets died from...